Mexican Flag "Floyd" Throw Up

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Title

Mexican Flag "Floyd" Throw Up

Coverage

3001 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Description

Black cursive "George" wearing a halo. Underneath is "FLOYD" in Mexican flag colors: red, yellow, and green. Black shading with white dots. Purple wave background.

Source

Iron Door Pub.

See also item #1048.

Rights

Froukje Akkerman

Publisher

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

Date

Contributor

SE

Identifier

UAM-GF_0948

Subject

George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.

Original Format

Throw Up

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